Digital health determinants & divide in the Arab world: A cross-sectional study
Improving health outcomes requires diversification: foundational education on internet usage must be combined with broader digital literacy initiatives, efforts to build and maintain trust in credible online health platforms, and strategies that actively foster patient engagement through interactive digital tools. Policies should also ensure reliable internet infrastructure and tailor interventions to regional and sociodemographic contexts to improve overall health outcomes.
Authors
- Atiyeh M. Abdallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4812-956X)
- Reema Tayyem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1640-0511)
- Malak Amro
- Sabika Allehdan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3080-1533)
- Yousef Saleh Khader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7830-6857)
- Khlood Bookari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1644-8761)
- Iman Kamel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3859-8143)
- Hana Trigui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-9386-5757)
- Suliman Thwib (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5085-3443)
- Elie Salem Sokhn
- Mohamed Jemaà
- Ghada Issa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-4473-1405)
- Noor Alawadhi
- Razan AbuGhoush (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-5128-2642)
- Jude Dzevela Kong
- Emmanuel Musa
- Radwan Qasrawi
- Haleama Al Sabbah
- Eman Badran
Institutions
- University of Bahrain (BH)
- Tunis University (TN)
- University of Jordan (JO)
- Abu Dhabi University (AE)
- Jordan University of Science and Technology (JO)
- York University (CA)
- Al-Quds University (PS)
- Taibah University (SA)
- Beirut Arab University (LB)
- Kuwait University (KW)
- Abu Dhabi Health Services (AE)
- Istinye University (TR)
- National Research Centre (EG)
- Institut Pasteur de Tunis (TN)
- Qatar University (QA)
- Tunis El Manar University (TN)
- Zayed University (AE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338299
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- International Development Research Centre